Koningsdag
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From koning (“king”) + -s- + dag (“day”), thus “King's Day”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Koningsdag m (plural Koningsdagen, diminutive Koningsdagje n)
- A national holiday in the Netherlands, occurring on April 27th (or April 26th, if it would otherwise fall on a Sunday) as an official celebration of its current king's birthday.
Usage notes edit
- The holiday was renamed from Koninginnedag (“Queen's Day”) on the accession of king Willem-Alexander after three female predecessors.